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One thing korea has taught me
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samcheokguy



Joined: 02 Nov 2008
Location: Samcheok G-do

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:38 pm    Post subject: One thing korea has taught me Reply with quote

...I will never, ever, look down on mexican immigrants, illegal or legal.
...I will never favor English only laws
...I will never buy drinks for people who make racist slurs
...I will never, ever eat in a Korean Restaurant in the US.
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Teelo



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

... never to rely on a korean.
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will never look down on people who move to Canada as adults and after four years can still hardly speak any English.
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nomad-ish



Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

....how to say "no" to things
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greenwillow



Joined: 12 Nov 2008

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yu_Bum_suk wrote:
I will never look down on people who move to Canada as adults and after four years can still hardly speak any English.


Just about 95% of the people that go, then.
even when they go as teens their english is horrible and their grammar has loads of room for improvement.
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livinginkunsan



Joined: 02 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yu_Bum_suk wrote:
I will never look down on people who move to Canada as adults and after four years can still hardly speak any English.


I feel immigrants to other countries and us are different. Our jobs are NOT dependent on Korean ability. We speed English every day. This is not the same as immigrants moving to the U.S
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

livinginkunsan wrote:
Yu_Bum_suk wrote:
I will never look down on people who move to Canada as adults and after four years can still hardly speak any English.


I feel immigrants to other countries and us are different. Our jobs are NOT dependent on Korean ability. We speed English every day. This is not the same as immigrants moving to the U.S


Maybe if you go to Canada, you'll learn English, too.
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IncognitoHFX



Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

livinginkunsan wrote:

I feel immigrants


Do they feel good?
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losing_touch



Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: Ulsan - I think!

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Foreign exchange risk!
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jkelly80



Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Korea has taught me the importance of taking a rest. And that everything is 'delicious'.
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Korea has reinforced in me the importance of diplomacy in the smallest things.
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plynx



Joined: 03 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Atavistic wrote:
livinginkunsan wrote:
Yu_Bum_suk wrote:
I will never look down on people who move to Canada as adults and after four years can still hardly speak any English.


I feel immigrants to other countries and us are different. Our jobs are NOT dependent on Korean ability. We speed English every day. This is not the same as immigrants moving to the U.S


Maybe if you go to Canada, you'll learn English, too.


Laughing

sounds like a classic bush quote.
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sharkey



Joined: 12 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yu_Bum_suk wrote:
I will never look down on people who move to Canada as adults and after four years can still hardly speak any English.


you honestly care that about this ? My god, am i the most liberal person in this world ? aahhhh

I dont care they cant talk english, it doesnt matter, their life and I cant do anything about it , god bless =)
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nosmallplans



Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: noksapyeong

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject: Re: One thing korea has taught me Reply with quote

samcheokguy wrote:

...I will never, ever eat in a Korean Restaurant in the US.


woah woah woah woah woah ohohohohohohhhhh.

dude.

while the majority of korean dishes are vastly superior in korea, there are quite a few dishes that are done drastically better in the states.

1. jajangmyun
2. galbi
3. curry (kah-ray)
4. boo-deh-jjigae
5. probably more
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Beej



Joined: 05 Mar 2005
Location: Eungam Loop

PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

-Nationalism in all its forms is disgusting.
-Horizontal vaginas are a myth.
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